Shaving kit



H. R. PRIEST Nov. 24, 1931.

SHAVING KIT Filed Oct. 25, 1930 Patented Nov. 24, 1931 PATENT OFFICE HARRY R. PRIEST, or LoUnoNvILLE, 01110 SHAVIN'G KIT Application led October 23, 1930, Serial No. 490,711.

This invention relates to all in Vone shaving kits and has for an object toy provide a single unit containing all of the necessary apparatus and material for shaving and including a ease, a shaving brush, a mirror, a shaving cream dispenser, a hard soap cap, a cap for water, a double suction cup for attaching the mirror to a convenient support,

and a cap for housing the suction cup and cream dispenser, the entire assembly being small, compact and neat in appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shaving kit in which the case for c the shaving cup also forms a handle for the shaving brush, the end of the base being equipped with a plunger for forcing the shaving cream from the dispensing cap, so that the brush may be manipulated over the end of the dispenser to work up a lather, the plunger, the dispensing cap and the housing cap therefor forming part of the handle when the brush is in use and also permitting of the brush being stood on end without falling over.

A still further object is to provide a shaving cream dispensing cap, hereinafter called a refill cap, which is provided with a discardable base to permit easy storing in drug stores and the like and which may be conveniently screwed or slipped onto the end of the plunger and when in this position vwill economically dispense a desired quantity of shaving cream, the cap being inexpensively constructed so as to be used only until empty and then thrown away and replaced with a new full cap.

A still further object is to provide a hard soap cap, hereinafter called a refill cap, which is also constructed so as to be easily stored for sale in drug` stores and the like and which may bescrewed into the` end of the shaving brush case and used only until empty, the cap being inexpensively constructed so 'as to be `thrown away when empty and a new full cap substituted. Y Y

A further object is to provide a shavin kit V:in which the case for the shaving brus also forms a handle for the shaving brush, the end ofthe case being equipped with a 50 plunger which is formed solid for forcing the cream from the dispensing cap, the solid plu-nger forming part of the handle when the brush is in use and functioning to place the center' of gravity low so that the brush may be stood on end without falling over.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various moditications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrilicing any of the advantages of the invention.

ln the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication,

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view through the shaving outlit showing the shaving brush housed in the case,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with portions 70 broken away and showing the brush in operative position,

Fig. 3 is a detail front elevation showin the mirror attached to a wall or the like by the double suction cup,

Fig. L is a cross sectional view through the cream retll'cap, and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the plunger formed solid.

Referring now to the'drawings in which 80 like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, l() designates a case which may be formed of any suitable material and is provided with vents 11. The case is open at both ends and the top is provided with internal screw threads l2 to receive a plunger 13.

The plunger is closed at the top to provide a plunger head 14 and is open at the bottom. The plunger is reduced and externally threaded at both ends, as shown at l5 and 16, the lower threads 15 receiving the threads l2 of the case. The upper threaded end is considerably longer than the lower end to accommodate longitudinal movement of the cream dispensing refill cap 17.

The shaving cream refill cap 17 is open at the bottom and is internally threaded throughout its inner face, as shown at 18. The top of the cap is provided with a small central discharge opening 19. The screw threads 16 at the top of the plunger engage the screw threads 18 of the Yrefill cap. A single turn of the refill cap on the plunger serves to compress the cream and eject sufficient cream for a single shave, in contrast to the wasteful expenditure of cream resulting from the use of the lusual cream tubes. By unscrewing the refill cap approximately a quarter of a turn from the plunger, the surplus cream is sucked back into the supply in the cap to further promote economy.

As shown in Fig. 4l, a disk base 2O of slightly greater diameter than the refill cap 17 is provided with a threaded portion 21 which is screwed into the cap after the cap has been charged with a supply of shaving cream. The base permits of easv stacking of the refill caps in kstoragein drug stores and the like and is discarded by the purchaser when a fresh cap iis to be applied to the plunger 13, as shownin Fig. 1, to replenish the shaving'y cream supply of the shavingkit. The refill capV vis formed of inexpensive material so that it may beV thrown awaywhen empty and replaced'with a fresh filled cap at slight expense. v j

A shaving brush 22 is housed within the case 10, the brush preferably having the bristles rubber set in a'base 23. rIhe base is provided with external screw threads 24 which are adapted-to be engaged in the internal screw threads 25 in the bottom of the case when the brush is Vreversed to extend from the case for use, as shown in vFig. 2. Y

The base 23 forms a grip by means of which the brush may be manipulated upon the perforated top of the cream refill cap after a desired quantity of cream has been ejected, to work'the cream into the bristles.

Asoap refill cap 26 is provided with an exterior-ly threaded solid top 27 which is screwed into the threaded bottom of the case when the shaving brush is nested, as shown in Fig. 1, and supports the'brush. The soap refill cap is-closed by a flanged base 28 which isprovided with internal screw threads 29 to engage external screw threads V30 on the cap. The basernay be unscrewed from the soap refill cap to gain access to the soap. Furthermore, the base permits of easy stacking ofthe soap refill ca'ps in storage in drug stores and the like, but in this case is not discarded by the purchaser. However, as in the case of the creamv refill cap, the soap refill cap may be discarded as an entirety when 'empty and replaced with a fresh filled ca the cap being formed of inexpensive ma'- terialforsthe purpose of cheap replacement. Y [By now referring to Fig. 1, vit will be seen that a cap 31 of the push type is slipped onto .thetop of the plungerand houses the shaving :cream refill cap. A similarV cap 32 of the push type is slipped ontoithe soap refill cap .andhouses said cap. Since the outerfaces ofthe soap cap, the case, the plunger, and the cream refill cap are flush with each other, as shown in Fig. 1, the terminal caps 31 and 32 lend a balanced appearance to the kit as well as having further functions which will now be described.

The cap 32 may be used as a measuring cap to contain a predetermined quantity of water sufficient 'for a single shave. The cap is provvdedin the end wall with a mirror 33. Also the oppositegcap ,31 is provided in the end wall with a mirror 34.V lf desired, either of the Vcaps :31 or 32 may be used as a measuring cup for water while the other is used as a mirror, andto attach the mirror to a convenient support, such as a windrow casing, wall or the like, I provide a suction cup, which will now be described. The suction cup preferably is formed of rubber and comprises 'a pair of oppositely turned cups 35 having their centers36 coinciding and integral. Either of the cups may be attached to the side of the cap 32 for instance, as shown best in Fig. 3, and the mating cup may be attached t0 a suitable support, it being simply necessary to press the cups against the support and againstthe cap whereupon they will adhere to the parts by suction.

The suction cup may be housed when not in use in the cap v31, as best shown Vin Fig. 1, or may be housed in the cap 32, if desired.

By, now referring to Fig. 5, it will be seen that a .modied form of plunger is shown Aat 37. The plunger is solid throughout and in addition to having .the usual function of a plunger, italso `forms a counter-balancing weight which places the center of gravity of the assembled case and brush low when the parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the lbrush may be stood on-end on the cap 31, for instance, without danger of tipping over. 'Since the cream refill cap, .terminal cap and case are identical in F ig.-5 with the parts 17, 31 andi() above described, like numerals have been used lto designate v.the parts. u

It willbepointed out that the above described shaving kit contains a supply of cream, a supply of soap, yashaving brush, two mirrors, .a suction cup-for attaching either of the mirrors to a support, anda measuring cup as Vwell ras .a plunger -gfor ejecting the cream, the latter insome cases vbeing-formed solid to yprovide a counter-balancing weight, all of these yparts being assembled in a single unitary structure which inoverall'dimension approximates thesize of lthe usual shaving brush ,and :handle alone.

Having v,thus vdescribed :the invention, I claim: f

1. Ashavi-ng'kit comprisinga case,a shaving brush housed therein zadapted to be reversed v.to project 'from salidcase asa handle, a solid plu-nger carried bythe case forming Aa counterfwe'ight y,whenfthe ,case Y is .used .as-.a

handle for the brush to permit the handle being stood upright on end without tipping over, and a perforated shaving cream refill cap forming a part of said handle and manually movable on said plunger.

2. A shaving kit comprising a case, a brush housed in the case and adapted to be reversed and extended from the case whereby said case forms a handle for the brush, a soa-p cap carried by said case and forming a support for the brush when the brush is nested in the case, a cap assembled with the case, a mirror carried by said cap, and a double suction cup comprising a pair of suction cups with their centers coinciding, said suction cup being adapted to secure said mirror to a support.

3. A shaving kit comprising a case, a shaving brush housed therein and adapted to be reversed to extend from the case whereby said case forms a handle, a plunger carried by one end of said case, and a perforated refill shaving cream cap manually movable on the plunger.

4. A shaving kit comprising a case, a shaving brush housed therein and adapted to be reversed and extended from one end of the case, a plunger carried by the opposite end of the case, a shaving cream refill cap manually movable on the plunger, and a soap refill cap supporting the brush when the brush is housed in the case, said y:brush being interchangeable with the soap refill cap, said case said plunger and said cream refill cap forming a` handle for said brush when the brush is in use.

5. A shaving kit comprising a case, a shaving brush housed therein, a solid plunger screwed into one open end of said case, a soap refill cap screwed into the opposite end of said case, said cap supporting said brush when nested in the case, a soap refill shaving cream cap threaded onto said plunger, terminal caps housing said soap refill cap and said shaving cream refill cap, mirrors carried by said terminal caps, and a double suction cup housed in one of said terminal caps.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY R. PRIEST. [ns] 

